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Sport, 1947

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Tennis Night Tournament

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

It is really good to see the keenness shown so far in the tournament a very pleasant sight indeed is the number of onlookers that turn…

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Swimming. Cootamundra Club Officials Meet Baths Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4

Cootamundra Amateur swimming Club officials met the baths committed of Cootamundra Council in the clubrooms yesterday evening…

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Schroeder's Hardest Fight—to Gain Ranking in U.s. Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Sunday: American Lawn Tennis Association officials, seated around the gleaming Davis Cup yesterday, hotly debated whether the cup winner. Ted Schroeder, should be ranked among America's best…

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Water Polo and Swimming Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

A good night's programme is promised at the Baths on Thursday evening next, if all the senior swimmors turn up, as well as juniors,…

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SWIMMING Club Races Again OVER 20 Swimmers Compete

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 5

The first of the club handicap races conducted by the Tumut Swimming Club were held at the pool on Sunday morning. With…

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Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

Winners of the hurricane tennis tournament at St. Mary's recently were Miss Lorna Gollasch and Francis Butler…

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Hoodlums and Dogs Defile Swimming Area (Contributed)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

Owing to the fact tht hoodlums and dogs defile the Tumut swimming area, steps are being taken to deal with both nuisances…

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Tennis St. Fiacre's v GLENARA

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

An excellent team of sports from Glenara Tennis Club visited Urana on Sunday last, to lift the Cornell Challenge Cup, recently taken from…

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BOWLS Dangar Shield Won by Evans' Team

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

Hay on the Narandera bowling green on Sunday saw the final of the Dangar Shield competition, when Geo. Evans' team won from C. Rosser's…

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S. Africa Asked to Raise Tennis Players' Expenses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Australian Lawn Tennis Association decided to-night to send a cable the South African Lawn Tennis…

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Tumid Cycle and Athletic Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

The club conducted their usual cycling events on Saturday last on the sportsground. This was the first occasion the…

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Swimming. Young Carnival on

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

Cootamundra Amateur Swimming Club will be taking a strong team to Young on Sunday. A feature of the carnival will be the…

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Railway Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

With Railway Institute team on quivive" for an outright win or two to place them in front in the competition, and with hard-hitting batsmen like…

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Water Polo Sensational Attraction for Swimming Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

The Young Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club has been fortunate in completing arrangements for the appearance at the Young swimming carnival on January 26, of most of the outstanding water polo players in this State…

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Football Waratahs to Meet

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Waratah Football Club winners of the second grade competition last year will be Held at Tattersall's Hotel tomorrow…

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Boxing 1947 Opens with Double Championship Bill

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

The most attractive programme yet staged at Cootamundra will take place on Thursday, January 30, when boxers from Gundagai. Temora, Goulburn,…

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Cyclist Fined £5 Temora Boxing Day Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

Reversing of first and second places in the final of the Temora Wheel Race of one mile on Boxing Day, wes discussed by the Appeal Board of, the…

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Strong Temora Cricket Teams for Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 6

Temora Cricket. Associate has [?] Saturday and Sunday competitions for next [?] team…

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Rapid Progress With Wagga's New Dog Racing Track

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 6

Work at the new greybound racing ground at North Wagga in progressing so rapidly that greyhouse racing in Wagga should be resumed fairly soon…

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Bowls Tuesday's Play

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 8

Tuesday night was hot in town, but cool on the green, and eleven players enjoyed a game. First round: Green and Schofield…

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